No End In Sight for Government Shutdown

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers check and watch airline passengers at Reagan National Airport in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018. TSA employees are working through the partial government shutdown without pay. There is no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. President Donald Trump has vowed to hold the line on his budget demand, telling reporters during his visit to Iraq Wednesday that he’ll do “whatever it takes” to get money for border security. The White House and congressional Democrats have been talking but to little effect. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

An end to the 2018 government shutdown is not expected this week unless a Christmas or Kwanzaa miracle occurs. So, the expectation is that the shutdown will greet 2019.